talent & career development

have your beliefs stopped serving you?

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trapeze artist about to grab partner's handsyou may have to let go to get unstuck.

by bill reeb

if you have identified a desire, created a plan and are working your plan to your satisfaction, you are in what i refer to as the “try (work)-evaluate” loop that continues until you accomplish whatever you want to achieve. as long as you recognize the early warning signals and respond to them in a timely way, you will remain unstuck, continuing to work better and achieve more.

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however, most of us are not that fortunate. we start getting stuck and rather than respond to the early warning signals, we either ignore them, hoping they will go away, or try to power through them.
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your obligation to yourself

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businessman looking at calendar on tabletstart getting better, working better, right now.

by bill reeb

whatever you decide you want to improve or accomplish takes effort. relationships take effort. your job takes effort. having fun takes effort.

more: how to stay in the present | don’t use only your strengths | are you your biggest obstacle? | why your to-do list isn’t getting done | appreciate the joy that comes from work | covid crisis requires new mindsets | 3 early warning signals for overachievers | how overachievers can get ‘unstuck’
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know that whatever is important to you could easily start to wither away if you don’t give it the right amount of attention.
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5 crucial areas of firm culture not to ignore

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two businesswomen shaking handstop talent is looking for true support.

by ty hendrickson

firm culture. i recently saw an interesting post about culture on linkedin that got me thinking about this topic. culture has become almost a buzzword in the accounting industry because firms are facing an incredibly competitive talent market combined with high expectations and long hours that come with this career choice. firms are making a big deal out of building a culture that is a fun and balanced working environment in hopes of attracting and retaining the best talent, but unfortunately, the majority of firms are missing the mark.

more: the cpa firm partner’s role is changing | are you botching your first impression? | maybe the pandemic isn’t all bad | the no. 1 reason accountants fail to build advisory practices | the real problems created in a remote workforce | can you really grow without adding clients? | 4 reasons to welcome rejection
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let me let you in on a little secret, which was the exact point of the linkedin post i mentioned. the most attractive cultures are not the firms that have team events and mixers and other “fun events.” fun is not what the top talent is looking for in a firm culture. in all reality, a fun culture with events is going to attract the opposite of the top talent you desire as a firm.
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how to stay in the present

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business meeting of a woman and two menthis goes for both your business and personal lives.

by bill reeb

have you ever caught yourself daydreaming and realized a significant amount of time has passed while you were on autopilot and you can’t remember any details in between?

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in the beginning, when i was driving back and forth between austin and arlington when michaelle was earning her ph.d., i found that there were times when my mind would get immersed in a topic and when i came back to the present, i might have driven between 50 and 100 miles. i couldn’t remember passing through cities. i did make the drive often, so the road was familiar, but what a scary thought that i was driving a death machine at 70 miles an hour on a crowded freeway and had no recollection of my navigation for such a long distance.
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don’t use only your strengths

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sometimes it’s better to focus on technique.

by bill reeb

“invest in loss” is a technique that helps us expand our knowledge and ability by setting our ego aside so that we can learn how to work better and get better. with invest-in-loss, the focus is on improving; whether you win or lose, whether you look bad or like a pro, whether you are embarrassed or held up as an example, the key is to improve.

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don’t confuse investing in loss with “give up and don’t care.” these two phrases have nothing in common. while investing in loss still means you are trying, you are not restricting yourself to those approaches that give you the best chance of “winning.”
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work smarter, not harder

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climber standing atop mountain with another in distancethe key? constantly build on the basics.

by bill reeb

always keeping the basics top-of-mind can help you work better. this technique is about making sure you are always building on a strong foundation – strong enough for where you are now, but also strong enough to support where you plan to be.

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if your foundation isn’t built for the load you will eventually put to bear on it, then though you might make great progress doing the work in the short term, your gains will all crumble underneath you in the long term.
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stop ignoring opportunities right in front of you

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extended hands on black backgroundhow “take what’s given” works in business.

by bill reeb

in the practice of martial arts, the concept of “take what’s given” is drilled in to teach us to respond to what our opponent is offering rather than either following some mental plan we have conjured up or over-relying on our strengths.

more: are you your biggest obstacle? | why we risk change | learn to embrace failure | what would make you happy? | do you have a goal or just a speed? | learn more by letting go
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when you have an unfamiliar opponent, both a mental plan and leveraging strengths require information you don’t have to dependably work. in other words, those two options presume superiority – that i know my strengths are greater, or that my plan has all the necessary contingencies to appropriately react to the actions and reactions of my opponent. how could you have this level of knowledge or insight about an unknown opponent?
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are you your biggest obstacle?

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young man facing image of himselfself-reflection is useful. self-criticism, less so.

by bill reeb

a couple of years ago, when i was consulting onsite with the executive team, one of the managers pulled me aside and asked me for some personal advice. she said, “i am thinking about asking to go part time because the stress of this job is really getting to me. what do you think they will say?”

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i told her that i thought they would be willing to do whatever she wanted. but then i added, “what are the owners or your direct boss doing to create this stress?” here was the conversation that followed:
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bill reeb: new rules for the covid era

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steven sacks explores how the coronavirus crisis is exposing all the bad habits of bad management.

with steven sacks
the new fundamentals

cpa firms are ill-prepared for the new era of virtual, work-from-home partners and staff, according to bill reeb, a leading cpa firm practice consultant, in this conversation with 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 contributor steven sacks.

more covid conversations:  when covid ‘got real,’ with gabby luoma’ |  the covid outlook with darren root and joel hughes: a long, slow climb back to recovery | steven sacks: covid crisis management | jean caragher: how to fight ‘fear’ and ‘insecurity’ | sarah dobek: learning how to operate in the new normal | august aquila: what comes next? | jody grunden: covid and client communications | andrew argue: on a mission | martin bissett: covid slams u.k. accountants, too | bill reeb: separating the winners and losers |

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management at all levels will need to adapt, reeb says, requiring new processes and procedures.  but more than anything, it requires new metrics of productivity. and, most of all, new habits.

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after a painful, wrenching re-positioning, reeb says, firms will emerge stronger, more agile, and more profitable than they were before.

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why we risk change

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two men training in tae kwon do at gymfrom martial arts to business: 5 steps of evolution.

by bill reeb

john, my instructor, teaches us that there is a hierarchy to learning martial arts.

more: work ‘better,’ not ‘harder’ | why your to-do list isn’t getting done | appreciate the joy that comes from work | covid crisis requires new mindsets | 3 early warning signals for overachievers | how overachievers can get ‘unstuck’
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first you learn techniques, like punching and kicking. as you gain confidence in your technique, you can jump to a higher level and incorporate interval into your self-defense toolkit.
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work ‘better,’ not ‘harder’

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man working hard at office deskthis extends to how you use and train your people.

by bill reeb

overachievers typically don’t have a problem working hard, but they often have a problem working “better.” so let’s focus on learning how to work better.

more: why your to-do list isn’t getting done | learn to embrace failure | what would make you happy? | covid-19 crisis requires new mindsets | 3 early warning signals for overachievers | how overachievers can get ‘unstuck’
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regarding any technique, know that by remaining open to learning while doing the work (letting go of what you think you know), that is where you will find the “wisdom in the work,” which can bubble up into profound thoughts and ideas that can help you work better.
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